Category Archives: Athens

The Method Actors – This Is Still It

Method Actors This Is Still It (Acute Records) 2010. The folks at Acute Records have really outdone themselves this time. I think I say that every couple of years about Acute but this time I mean it. For realz. This … Continue reading

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The Method Actors – Rythms of You

The Method Actors – Rythms of You (Armageddon Records) 1981. The Method Actors were part of the great Athens, GA scene of the early 80′s alongside Oh-OK, Pylon and the B-52s. They were also a great early example of a … Continue reading

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Pylon – Gyrate

Pylon – Gyrate (Vertigo) 1980. Of all of the wave bands I have rediscovered over the past few years none have impressed me as much as Pylon. Back in the 1980′s they were name-dropped all the time. I remember buying … Continue reading

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Oh-OK

I was preparing the Pylon post and I started thinking about other bands I liked from the Athens, GA scene. One of them was covered here. One that hasn’t is Oh-OK. Oh-OK were led by singer Linda Hopper and bassist … Continue reading

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